Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system create computer-generated three-dimensional (3D) models in a broken state (broken view representation). To create a 3D model in a broken state, an area of the 3D model in an unbroken state is removed to create the 3D model in the broken state and a mapping between the 3D model in the unbroken state and the 3D model in a broken state is implemented to enable operations performed on the 3D model in the broken state to utilize data defining the 3D model in the unbroken state. The mapping maintains a relationship between data defining the 3D model in the unbroken state and data defining the 3D model in the broken state.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are technologies directed to discovering semantic similarities between images and text, which can include performing image search using a textual query, performing text search using an image as a query, and/or generating captions for images using a caption generator. A semantic similarity framework can include a caption generator and can be based on a deep multimodal similar model. The deep multimodal similarity model can receive sentences and determine the relevancy of the sentences based on similarity of text vectors generated for one or more sentences to an image vector generated for an image. The text vectors and the image vector can be mapped in a semantic space, and their relevance can be determined based at least in part on the mapping. The sentence associated with the text vector determined to be the most relevant can be output as a caption for the image.

Abstract: A computer-based method includes receiving an input signal at a neuron in a computer-based neural network that includes a plurality of neuron layers, applying a first non-linear transform to the input signal at the neuron to produce a plain signal, and calculating a weighted sum of a first component of the input signal and the plain signal at the neuron. In a typical implementation, the first non-linear transform is a function of the first component of the input signal and at least a second component of the input signal.

Abstract: An electrical activity sensor attachable to a power cable of an electrical device for detecting an impulse generated in the power cable in response to a change in electrical power state of the electrical device is described. The electrical activity sensor has an antenna assembly including an antenna element operable to magnetically couple with an electrical pulse generated in the power cable, to induce an electrical signal, in response to a change in electrical power state of the electrical device and to wirelessly transmit data representative of the electrical power state change of the electrical device to a remote reader device. The antenna element is a helical shape dipole having at least one turn arranged, in use, around the power cable.

Abstract: An apparatus for switch ON/OFF impulse detection includes an impulse detector and a microcontroller. The microcontroller is coupled in signal communication to the impulse detector. The impulse detector is operative to receive an impulse response from an antenna. The impulse detector is operative to provide one of a single alert signal and a plurality of alert signals for the microcontroller in response to the impulse response. The impulse response includes one of a single impulse waveform and a plurality of impulse waveforms. The impulse detector generates the single alert signal when the impulse response includes the single impulse waveform. The impulse detector generates the plurality of alert signals when the impulse response includes respective ones of the plurality of impulse waveforms. The microcontroller is operative to determine a nature of the impulse response. The nature is determined as a switch-ON response when the single alert signal is received.

Abstract: An electrical activity sensor is attachable to a power cable of an electrical device and includes a magnetometer for detecting a variation of magnetic field caused by current in the power cable when the electrical device is powered. A processor is configured to determine electrical activity of the electrical device based on the detected variation of magnetic field. An antenna is provided for transmitting a signal representative of the electrical activity to a reader device.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are technologies directed to discovering semantic similarities between images and text, which can include performing image search using a textual query, performing text search using an image as a query, and/or generating captions for images using a caption generator. A semantic similarity framework can include a caption generator and can be based on a deep multimodal similar model. The deep multimodal similarity model can receive sentences and determine the relevancy of the sentences based on similarity of text vectors generated for one or more sentences to an image vector generated for an image. The text vectors and the image vector can be mapped in a semantic space, and their relevance can be determined based at least in part on the mapping. The sentence associated with the text vector determined to be the most relevant can be output as a caption for the image.

Abstract: Systems and methods in accordance with various embodiments of the invention enable quality based streaming. A content player in accordance with an embodiment of the invention includes: a processor; a network interface; and memory containing a content player application. The content player application can direct the processor to: receive quality metadata describing a plurality of streams, where: the plurality of streams are encoded at different maximum bitrates; each stream is divided into content segments; and the quality varies between content segments in each stream. Furthermore, the content player application directs the processor to measure available bandwidth; request content segments from the plurality of streams based upon the available network bandwidth and the quality metadata, where the requested content segments include content segments encoded at a maximum bitrate and having quality that is the lowest maximum bitrate that achieves a target quality level.

Abstract: Methods, systems and devices are provided for efficiently receiving and displaying content in a mobile computing device. The computing device's reception and decoding operations are adjusted to match the capabilities of available device resources and/or to meet battery consumption needs/requirements. Higher level components (e.g., application layer components) selectively pull data from lower-level components (e.g., physical-layer or adaptation-layer components). The quality of video displayed is intelligently balanced against the amount of resources available, and a subset of the video data sufficient to display the content is pulled from the lower layer, providing users with an optimal balance between content quality and power consumption.

Abstract: A method comprising receiving radio frequency tracker identifiers stored by tags associated with items; evaluating the radio frequency tracker identifiers based on radio frequency tracker identifiers previously received or concurrently received; identifying one or more radio frequency tracker identifiers based on the evaluating; selecting a rule from a set of rules when it is determined that an event occurred with respect to the identified one or more radio frequency tracker identifiers, wherein the set of rules correlates with information included in the radio frequency tracker identifiers and the selected rule pertains to an occurrence of the event; selecting a responsive action based on the selected rule; and generating a notification defined by the selected responsive action.

Abstract: The sensor chips, processes and devices enable ultra-sensitive detection/determination, evaluation and quantitative measurement of analytes and are useful for high throughput and miniaturized assays, which enable a user to perform multiple, accurate, experiments in parallel with minimum amount of reagents resulting in low waste generation. The method enables screening of fluid samples to meet regulatory standards. The device comprises a pitted chip having a silicon-based substrate, optionally provided with an integrated heating element, a biosensor and a receptor immobilized on a cross linking element fixed to an inert metal layer in the chip. The analyte is detected up to 5 parts per trillion of the fluid sample and quantitatively measured up to 10 parts per trillion of the fluid sample by the device of the present disclosure.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system create computer-generated three-dimensional (3D) models in a broken state (broken view representation). To create a 3D model in a broken state, an area of the 3D model in an unbroken state is removed to create the 3D model in the broken state and a mapping between the 3D model in the unbroken state and the 3D model in a broken state is implemented to enable operations performed on the 3D model in the broken state to utilize data defining the 3D model in the unbroken state. The mapping maintains a relationship between data defining the 3D model in the unbroken state and data defining the 3D model in the broken state.

Abstract: A method enables cluster-level backup and restore functionality of all Virtual Input/Output Server (VIOS) configuration data within a VIOS cluster and the data of a shared VIOS cluster database. The method comprises: performing, via a backup/restore utility of a VIOS partition, a cluster level backup, which creates a first VIOS cluster configuration backup file having configuration information about hardware, logical and virtual devices of each VIOS partition within a VIOS cluster and all cluster data from the shared VIOS database of the VIOS cluster; storing the VIOS cluster configuration backup file within a storage location; and responsive to receipt of a VIOS restore command at a VIOS partition: retrieving the configuration backup file from the storage location; restoring a configuration of the hardware, logical and virtual devices of each VIOS within the VIOS cluster to prior state; and restoring the shared VIOS database with the backed-up cluster data.

Abstract: In a Virtual Input/Output (I/O) Server (VIOS) partition within a data processing system that comprises cluster-aware VIOSes, a method includes: performing, via a backup/restore utility of a cluster aware (CA) operating system (OS) executing on a processor resource of the first VIOS partition, a backup operation on the first VIOS partition, which creates a first configuration backup file having configuration information about the hardware, logical and virtual devices of the VIOS partition; storing the configuration backup file within local storage; and responsive to receipt of a VIOS restore command: retrieving the configuration backup file from the local storage; and restoring the configuration of the hardware, logical and virtual devices of the first VIOS to a state that existed at a time at which the backup operation creating the configuration backup file was performed.

Abstract: In a Virtual Input/Output (I/O) Server (VIOS) partition within a data processing system that comprises cluster-aware VIOSes, the system provides the functions of: performing, via a backup/restore utility of a cluster aware (CA) operating system (OS) executing on a processor resource of the first VIOS partition, a backup operation on the first VIOS partition, which creates a first configuration backup file having configuration information about the hardware, logical and virtual devices of the VIOS partition; storing the configuration backup file within local storage; and responsive to receipt of a VIOS restore command: retrieving the configuration backup file from the local storage; and restoring the configuration of the hardware, logical and virtual devices of the first VIOS to a state that existed at a time at which the backup operation creating the configuration backup file was performed.

Abstract: A client application can be configured to use a client-side persistence framework to maintain a local database for use in storing data even when a data provider is not available. In accordance with the present subject matter, the client application can be configured to obtain and rely on server-side persistence metadata rather than requiring the persistence metadata to be specifically included in the code for the client-side application. In some instances, this can simplify the development process and/or allow for more robust client-side applications.

Abstract: Methods, systems and devices are provided for efficiently receiving and displaying content in a mobile computing device. The computing device's reception and decoding operations are adjusted to match the capabilities of available device resources and/or to meet battery consumption needs/requirements. Higher level components (e.g., application layer components) selectively pull data from lower-level components (e.g., physical-layer or adaptation-layer components). The quality of video displayed is intelligently balanced against the amount of resources available, and a subset of the video data sufficient to display the content is pulled from the lower layer, providing users with an optimal balance between content quality and power consumption.

Abstract: In a Virtual Input/Output (I/O) Server (VIOS) partition within a data processing system that comprises cluster-aware VIOSes, a method includes: performing, via a backup/restore utility of a cluster aware (CA) operating system (OS) executing on a processor resource of the first VIOS partition, a backup operation on the first VIOS partition, which creates a first configuration backup file having configuration information about the hardware, logical and virtual devices of the VIOS partition; storing the configuration backup file within local storage; and responsive to receipt of a VIOS restore command: retrieving the configuration backup file from the local storage; and restoring the configuration of the hardware, logical and virtual devices of the first VIOS to a state that existed at a time at which the backup operation creating the configuration backup file was performed.

Abstract: In a Virtual Input/Output (I/O) Server (VIOS) partition, a method comprises a cluster aware (CA) operating system (OS) of a VIOS partition performing the functions of: responsive to a restore command: retrieving a configuration backup file from storage; comparing a DRC name from the retrieved file with a DRC name of the current VIOS partition performing the restore operation; in response to an occurrence of a DRC name mismatch: retrieving an initial UUID of the VIOS from the configuration backup file; accessing a UUID table within a management tool; locating a matching UUID to the initial UUID within the UUID table; and in response to locating the matching UUID: verifying that the configuration data file belongs to the current VIOS initiating the restore operation; and performing the restore operation to restore the configurations of the hardware, logical and virtual devices of the first VIOS to an earlier configuration state.

Abstract: A system enables cluster-level backup and restore functionality of all Virtual Input/Output Server (VIOS) configuration data within a VIOS cluster and the data of a shared VIOS cluster database. The system comprises a VIOS partition: performing, via a backup/restore utility of the VIOS partition, a cluster level backup, which creates a first VIOS cluster configuration backup file having configuration information about hardware, logical and virtual devices of each VIOS partition within a VIOS cluster and all cluster data from the shared VIOS database of the VIOS cluster; storing the VIOS cluster configuration backup file within a storage location; and responsive to receipt of a VIOS restore command at a VIOS partition: retrieving the configuration backup file from the storage location; restoring a configuration of the hardware, logical and virtual devices of each VIOS within the VIOS cluster to prior state; and restoring the shared VIOS database with the backed-up cluster data.